South Africa - MA Questions - 13.06.20 Flashcards
Which regions does the Cape Coastal overarching region include?
Cape South Coast and Coastal Region.
To which two mountain foothills does Bot River stretch?
Groenlandberg and Babylonstoren.
What are the main soils found in Bot River?
Bokkeveld shale (predominantly Glen Rosa and Klapmuts) and Table Mountain sandstone.
What is a pluton?
Plutons are dome-like intrusions of igneous magma into the earth’s crust which occurred at great depths and consequently cooled slowly, resulting in a coarse crystalline (granitoid) texture. These plutons have subsequently been exposed by erosion, resulting in dome-like mountains or hills such as the Paarl and Perdeberg mountains and Darling hills, or the exposed domes have been ‘flat-topped’ by erosion and then covered by sandstone deposits, and have then again been eroded, resulting in sandstone on a granitic base mountains, like Table and Simonsberg mountains.
Name the soils derived from Table Mountain Sandstone. What kind of soils are they?
Fernwood, Longlands, Westleigh, Dundee. They are sandy with low nutrient and water-retention properties.
Which trellising systems are the most common in Central Orange River? Why?
The Hut, Gable and T-Trellises. In order to protect the grapes, allowing them to ripen away from exposure to the direct rays of the sun.
Which mountains separate Elgin from Stellenbosch?
Hottentots-Holland Mountains.
What is the name of the river affecting Franschhoek Valley?
Berg River.
Where would you find the ward Malgas?
Swellendam, Cape South Coast, Western Cape.
Which mountains border Paarl to the South-East?
Groot Drakenstein, Klein Drakenstein and Franschhoek.
Which district is the eastern most in Western Cape lying right on the coast?
Plettenberg Bay.
What is the sole ward in Free State?
Rietrivier.
Who is producing the wine called Trilogy?
Warwick Estate.
Which two wine personalities started a joint venture producing Capensis Chardonnay?
Antony Beck from Graham Beck wines and Barbara Banke from Kendall Jackson Family wines.
Name the 3 mountain peaks in Stellenbosch.
Simonsberg, Stellenbosch and Helderberg.
Which region is situated north from Stellenbosch?
Paarl.
What are the most common soil types found in Stellenbosch?
Granite and sandstone.
Which town is the coldest in South Africa?
Sutherland in Northern Cape.
What are the soil types found in Swartland?
Malmesbury Shale, sandy granitic soils and gravel.
Where would you find almost half of South Africa’s Semillon plantings?
Worcester district, Breede River Valley.
Name a few Granite derived soil types found in South Africa.
Oakleaf, Tukulu, Hutton and Clovelly. Usually red to yellow coloured, acidic, and found on mountain foothill slopes and on ranges of hills, with good physical and water-retention properties.
In which district does the ‘cold trap’ phenomenon occur?
Explain its effect. Tulbagh. Unique to the valley’s geographical composition is the ‘cold trap’, a phenomenon which occurs as a result of the encapsulating mountains, shaped like a horseshoe, with Tulbagh situated at the north of the ‘bowl’. Within this bowl, once a prehistoric lake, the cold air of the previous night lies undisturbed. With no air movement from the sides, this cold bubble is trapped under the warming air above as the sun makes its way from east to west. The result is relatively cool average daily temperatures.
Which mountains surround Tulbagh district on three sides?
Groot Winterhoek, Witsenberg and Obiekwaberg.
In which district would you find the producer called Saronsberg?
Tulbagh.
